Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 69 | 101 | 176 | 168 | 173 | 162 | 162 | 312 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25AM1.65m | 5:10PM1.73m | 5:17AM1.66m | 6:00PM1.77m | 6:07AM1.69m | 6:46PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.47m | 11:18PM0.63m | 11:34AM0.43m | 00:09AM0.59m | 12:22PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 88 | 61 | 21 | 61 | 64 | 101 | 176 | 168 | 173 | 162 | 162 | 312 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 16 | E 11 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 6 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 19 | 69 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | N 7 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | N 13 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 2 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
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